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'''Harry Gibbs''' (January 27, 1893<ref name="normandin"/> &ndash; 1966<ref name="members">{{cite web |url=http://www.saskarchives.com/sites/default/files/documents/Membership-of-Legislatures.pdf |title=Members of the Legislative Assembly, Saskatchewan |publisher=Saskatchewan Archives Board |accessdate=2012-03-31}}</ref>) was an [[England|English]]-born [[boilermaker]] and political figure in [[Saskatchewan]]. He represented [[Swift Current (provincial electoral district)|Swift Current]] from 1944 to 1956 in the [[Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan]] as a [[Saskatchewan New Democratic Party|Co-operative Commonwealth Federation]] (CCF) member.
'''Harry Gibbs''' (January 27, 1893<ref name="normandin"/> &ndash; 1966<ref name="members">{{cite web |url=http://www.saskarchives.com/sites/default/files/documents/Membership-of-Legislatures.pdf |title=Members of the Legislative Assembly, Saskatchewan |publisher=Saskatchewan Archives Board |accessdate=2012-03-31}}</ref>) was an [[England|English]]-born [[boilermaker]] and political figure in [[Saskatchewan]]. He represented [[Swift Current (provincial electoral district)|Swift Current]] from 1944 to 1956 in the [[Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan]] as a [[Saskatchewan New Democratic Party|Co-operative Commonwealth Federation]] (CCF) member.


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Latest revision as of 03:05, 26 September 2024

Harry Gibbs (January 27, 1893[1] – 1966[2]) was an English-born boilermaker and political figure in Saskatchewan. He represented Swift Current from 1944 to 1956 in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan as a Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) member.

He was born in Rochdale, Lancashire, the son of Thomas Edward Gibbs and Hannah Townsend, and came to Canada in 1911. Gibbs served in the Canadian Expeditionary Force during World War I. In 1917, he married Grace May Fordham. Gibbs served on the council for Swift Current, Saskatchewan.[1]

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  1. ^ a b Normandin, G P (1947). Canadian Parliamentary Guide.
  2. ^ "Members of the Legislative Assembly, Saskatchewan" (PDF). Saskatchewan Archives Board. Retrieved 31 March 2012.